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Working towards a cure for Alzheimer’s

Jan 19th, 2012, 3:38 pm

This week, the US government set a goal of finding an effective treatment for Alzheimer’s by 2025. Is this deadline ambitious or could we arrive at a cure even sooner than that?

On this Saturday’s Futureproof, we speak with Professor Simon Lovestone from King’s College London. Simon is one of the world’s foremost experts on Alzheimer’s disease. We’ll be asking Simon what’s happening right now in Alzheimer’s research, and what needs to happen next.

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Jonathan graduated with an honours degree in Communications in DCU in 1997, studying radio and film. Hav... Read More